Atalanta introduced Serie A leaders Napoli right down to earth with a bump with a 3-0 victory on Sunday as Ademola Lookman grabbed two objectives. Napoli have been hoping to open up a considerable lead on the prime earlier than however Atalanta shocked the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium as they decisively ended the house facet’s unbeaten run that stretched again to August 18. Inter Milan then closed the hole with a 1-0 victory over Venezia to finish the weekend only a level behind Napoli.
Lookman pounced first within the tenth minute when Marten de Roon’s header fell for the London-born Nigerian worldwide who beat Napoli ‘keeper Alex Meret from shut vary.
He doubled Atalanta’s lead with an outstanding curling shot simply after the half-hour mark. Napoli coach Antonio Conte was livid that his defence gave Lookman the house to shoot.
The residence facet created few probabilities. Former Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay hit the publish with one of the best of them.
Mateo Retegui added a 3rd purpose for Atalanta in damage time, his eleventh of the season, and the guests have been in a position to have a good time as they moved onto 22 factors, simply three behind Napoli.
“We had an important match, bringing three factors again from the league leaders is a superb supply of satisfaction,” Lookman informed DAZN.
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini added: “When you come to play in Napoli towards a group that has had an important begin to the season, you understand that you need to have an important match. We are very glad.”
“We are a group that’s rising, making progress. We have made eleven modifications to the squad in comparison with the one which performed in the course of the week, however we nonetheless want to enhance issues.”
‘Don’t be ashamed’
Conte shrugged off the setback.
“We should not be ashamed of this defeat, they’ve been taking part in collectively for a very long time, they’re higher structured than us,” he stated.
Inter edged out Venezia 1-0 due to a Sixty fifth-minute purpose from skipper Lautaro Martinez who scored from a cross by Federico Dimarco.
Venezia thought they’d grabbed a stoppage time equaliser however Marin Sverko’s effort was dominated out by VAR for a foul by the Croatian defender.
“We clearly have to be extra medical, we should not discover ourselves in such a scenario given the variety of probabilities we had,” stated Inter coach Simone Inzaghi.
“This goes to be a really open championship, with a number of groups who can purpose for the title. This form of victory could make the distinction.”
Champions Inter and Napoli conflict on the San Siro subsequent Sunday.
Fiorentina joined Atalanta on 22 factors after Moise Kean struck within the forty first minute to provide his facet a 1-0 win at Torino.
Roma slipped to a 3-2 loss by the hands of Verona, a 3rd defeat in 4 matches.
They are eleventh with 13 factors with extra strain constructing on coach Ivan Juric who solely took over in September to switch Daniele De Rossi
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